Crime & Safety

Crash Closes Stretch of Hillsborough Avenue

Motorists are being asked to avoid a stretch of Hillsborough Avenue following a Monday morning crash.

TAMPA, FL — Motorists with plans to travel on Hillsborough Avenue between Nebraska Avenue and 12th Street are being asked to take different routes Monday.

According to the Tampa Police Department, a serious multi-vehicle crash has forced the road’s closing in both direction. Two people involved in the crash have been hospitalized with serious injuries.

Cleanup crews are on the scene, but the work is expected to take at least five hours. The road is not expected to reopen until later Monday afternoon.

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